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12 CoNNECTICUT GREEN GUIDE • WinTer 2014 www.CTGreenGuide.com smarT business: PeP laCey Bridgeport Manufacturer Gets $100K, Saves $100K P EP Lacey, a medical device engineering and manufactur- ing company with nearly a century's old footprint in Bridgeport, received $100,000 in incentive pay- ments to achieve $100,000 in annual energy savings through a variety of upgrades reducing consumption and streamlining operations. Working with Energize Con- necticut through administrator United Illuminating, the 96-year-old company first focused on system- wide changes. Utilizing the state's Operations & Maintenance program and various specialized training resources, PEP Lacey incorporated lean process improvements to their News Cycle Fusion Paperboards Employees Eligible For Layoff Benefits The 145 former employees of Fusion Pa- perboards in Lisbon, which produced coated recycled paperboard, are now eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, after the plant was closed for good in September. The paper mill had been in operation since the 1960s but closed abruptly this year after its parent company, openGate Capital of Los Angeles, decided there was not enough work for it to be profitable. The Connecticut Department of Labor determined on Sept. 24 that the former employees were now eligible for assistance including income support, training, job search allowances, relocation allowances, and pos- sible wage subsidies. Stamford Creates 2030 District Stamford in october became the sixth city nationwide to create a 2030 district, which is a private-public partnership designed to encour- age cleaner use of its large-scale buildings. "This initiative will further strengthen Stamford's commitment to combat the effects of climate change," said Stamford mayor David martin at the announcement on oct. 9. The 2030 district, which was an initiative developed by New mexico nonprofit Archi- tecture 2030, will create benchmarks and strategies to help downtown Stamford property owners meet energy and resource reduction targets, using collabora- tion, levered financing, and shared resources. The initiative is made up of 12 property owners and managers (Ashforth, Aquarion Water, CBRE, Charter oak Communities, City of Stamford, Ferguson Library System, First County Bank, JLL, New Neighborhoods, Reckson, Jonathan Rose Companies, and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation), eight community partners (The Business Council of Fairfield County, Connecticut Fund for the Environment, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Downtown Special Services District, the Inter- faith Council of Southwestern Connecticut, SoundWaters, Inc. and Sustainable America), and three professional partners (Connecticut Light & Power, Starwood hotels and Resorts Worldwide, and Steven Winter Associates). The 2030 cities are Seattle, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Denver, and Los Angeles. Stamford Mayor David Martin